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Articles tagged with #android

Hot take : When Encapsulation Becomes Ceremony
Who Are We Protecting From Whom?
Aug 6, 20252 min read836
Preserving your android app state
Many developers know how to survive screen rotations using ViewModel or rememberSaveable, but the bigger questions remain: Why does state get lost in the first place? Why is ViewModel often the go-to solution, and is it the only one? What about other...
Sep 10, 20241 min read781
Let's clarify some misconceptions around android development these days
Forget the Formalities ! There's no introduction for this blogpost 😅 (or maybe I have a blank page syndrome). Let's try debunking some myths around android development and clearing the air ! (oh actually this seems to be a good intro, isn't it ? 🫣)...
Jul 2, 20245 min read1.8K
Understanding memory leak
As developers, we strive to create applications that are not only functional and user-friendly, but also optimized to utilize system resources effectively. Proper memory management is crucial for optimizing resources, enhancing performance, and conse...
Jun 19, 20236 min read1.2K
Inspect Ktor’s network traffic on Android with Chucker
When you are working on an application interacting with a backend, you will surely need to know if all your requests are executed correctly, in case of an error, you will need to know the request as well as the server response in order to debug. For ...
Mar 27, 20233 min read302
Applying Kotlin context receivers
Sometimes in our code, we want to use something only in a certain scope, without which it won’t work properly. We can use context receivers to express constraints. This article aims to demonstrate one of the many use cases and problems that Kotlin co...
Jan 6, 20234 min read307